Bristol Hannover Council

Remembrance Day was on Saturday 11 November. Aaron Sims met British and German rowers whose cities have been twinned since 1947.

In 1981 links were founded between the cities’ two rowing clubs as part of a friendly sporting exchange, and since then athletes have travelled over to compete with their rivals every other year.

This year it was Ruderverein Linden’s turn to visit and, back in October, they joined rowers from Bristol Ariel Rowing Club, racing a testing 3km course along a beautiful twisting stretch from Hanham to St Anne’s.